Sabine of Württemberg
Sabine von Württemberg (born July 2, 1549 in Mömpelgard , † August 17, 1581 in Rotenburg ) was a princess of Württemberg and by marriage the first Landgravine of Hessen-Kassel .
Life
Sabine was a daughter of Duke Christoph von Württemberg (1515–1568) from his marriage to Anna Maria (1526–1589), daughter of Margrave Georg von Brandenburg-Ansbach .
On February 11, 1566, she married Landgrave Wilhelm IV of Hessen-Kassel in Marburg , whose brother had already been married to Sabine's older sister Hedwig and whom she had met during negotiations between Wilhelm and her father. The wedding was celebrated very lavishly.
The Landgravine took care of the welfare of the country and donated the free court pharmacy in Kassel, which not only served to supply the court, but also the entire population of Kassel.
Sabine and Wilhelm's marriage was described as happy. Wilhelm designated Sabine in a first testament, in the event of his premature death, as regent of the country for the eldest son Moritz, but she died before her husband in 1581 and in a new testament Wilhelm declared his son to be of legal age.
Sabine is buried in the Martinskirche in Kassel.
progeny
From her marriage, Sabine had eleven children:
- Anna Marie (* 1567; † 1626)
- ⚭ 1589 Count Ludwig II of Nassau-Saarbrücken (* 1565; † 1627)
- Hedwig (* 1569; † 1644)
- ⚭ 1597 Count Ernst von Holstein-Schauenburg (* 1569; † 1622)
- Agnes (* 1569; † 1569)
- Sophie (* 1571; † 1616)
- Moritz (* 1572; † 1632), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
- ⚭ 1. 1593 Countess Agnes zu Solms-Laubach (* 1578; † 1602)
- ⚭ 2. 1603 Countess Juliane von Nassau-Dillenburg (* 1587; † 1643)
- Sabine (* 1573; † 1573)
- Sidonie (* 1574; † 1575)
- Christian (* 1575; † 1578)
- Elisabeth (* 1577; † 1578)
- Christine (* 1578; † 1658)
- ⚭ 1598 Duke Johann Ernst II of Saxony-Eisenach (* 1566; † 1638)
- Juliane (* 1581; † 1581)
literature
- Franz Brendle: Sabina. In: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 113.
- Anke Hufschmidt: Noble women in the Weser area between 1570 and 1700: status, roles, life practice (= historical work on Westphalian regional research. Economic and social history group. Volume 15). Münster, Aschendorff 2001, ISBN 3-402-06798-6 , p. 202.
- Pauline Puppel: The regent. Guardian rule in Hesse 1500–1700. Campus Verlag, Frankfurt 2004, ISBN 3-593-37480-3 , p. 310 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
- Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 1: The House of Württemberg from Count Ulrich the Founder to Duke Ludwig. 6th edition. Landhege, Schwaigern 2014, ISBN 978-3-943066-34-0 , pp. 563-566.
- Walther Ribbeck: Wilhelm IV. (Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 43, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, pp. 32-39. (Side entry: here her husband)
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Sabine of Württemberg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Württemberg, by marriage Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1549 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mömpelgard , County of Württemberg-Mömpelgard , Holy Roman Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1581 |
Place of death | Rotenburg an der Fulda , Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel , Holy Roman Empire |